Carl J. Walker-Hoover was buried today...

Carl J. Walker-Hoover was buried today at his family's church. I can't help but to think about the reasons why we lost this child.

I'm outraged that his cries for help was ignored and he had nowhere to go. The school should be ashamed of their actions and parents of the bullies should take a hard look at their kids and themselves.

It brings back memories of my childhood and being teased for liking Wonder Woman and She-ra. I was very lucky to make it out...most of us were lucky.

I can rant about this all day, but I will stop here. I just hope that the message is clear. Our kids need our support and protection.

Hundred from the community show up for Carl Walker-Hoover funeral

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Someone Lay Hands on Mississippi

Very interesting news about Mississippi and their steps to be in the 21st century.

The Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition, which was formed this fall, is led by students across Mississippi working to promote student safety through a number of educational strategies and policies. These strategies will include urging Mississippi schools and communities to adopt comprehensive non-discrimination policies, training coordinators, and developing local strategies to educate students on their constitutional rights. Members of the Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition are working together with the LGBT Project of the American Civil Liberties Union and the Jackson chapter of Parents, Friends, and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) to ensure that all students have access to public education that is safe and free from discrimination.

LGBT students in Mississippi face the most hostile school environment in the country. This according to a 2004 report by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). The report ranked Mississippi dead last in a nationwide study of anti-bullying policies in schools. Mississippi not only tolerates school bullying, as it has no set policy against it, but the state also preaches an explicitly anti-gay message as part of its public school curriculum.

They're trying, and that's a good thing.

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Pride High

Yesterday 200 people discussed with administrators at the Chicago's main gay social services center about opening a high school for LGBT students.

It will be called The Social Justice High School—Pride Campus, and it would offer a college-preparatory curriculum in which students would take four years each of English and math, three years each of foreign languages and science, as well as fine arts and physical education.

Administrators at the meeting said the Pride Campus would not segregate gay students because attendance is voluntary and the institution would be open to all students, regardless of their sexual orientation.

District chief executive Arne Duncan is expected to decide by Oct. 1 whether he wants to bring the proposal for Pride Campus to the board for a vote. If Duncan decides to go forward with the plan, there will be at least one more public hearing before the board votes on Oct. 22.

Backers of the school said that even if they receive the necessary approvals, they do not expect the school to open until 2012. A site for the school must still be determined.

Very interesting, isn't it? I will keep y'all posted on this. I think it could be great for their self development and self-esteem if this school opens. To have a gay Xavier's could really give those students a positive step in right direction. It' s really exciting.

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Planning my life: Scriptwriter?

Today, I was thinking about the type of stories I want to write about. I would like to focus on horror and gay issues, maybe even combine the two, then go the Tyler Perry route, without the Godly message at the end.

But really, I don't know which focus is my main one. I have written several stories in several genres. I wrote a book about gay life in Kentucky, wrote horror stories and a couple of plays in the 8th grade, and a comic book about amazon warriors for about 20 years now. I need to get a focus.

The ideas I have are all over the place. If I get into the cinema school, I may write about my current ideas listed here.

Bedtime Story: A child killer comes to a small town of Langford, looking for his angel; a young man just want a weekend away from the city, he's also coming to his childhood home in Langford. But something else is coming too, and it will bleed Langford dry.

Fanboys: Follows two small town gay teenagers as they head to Comic Con or something close to it.

Before You Take Flight: A gay student learns more about life, love, and lies within 2 months before his college graduation.

In the Black of Night: As 3 friends reunite over the holidays, a killer stalks their quiet college town. But if they knew the truth behind the deaths, they would leave and never come back.

In the Black of Night 2: No one will forget the horrible deaths or the night the killer was revealed. But it isn't over, there's more, so much more. The pieces are set, the darkness screams and the real horror begins.

So those are my ideas I need to flesh out. Hopefully I will get at least 2 of these written in 2 years.

Questions involving my life during 1988-1992

Mikey has a fun questionnaire about high school, so I thought I will play along.

1. What were you known as in HS (Jock, Princess, Geek)? Well, I was known as the odd guy in the popular group, which was separated into the Black popular group and White popular group. I was in the Black one. Southern Culture, gotta love it.

2. What were you, really? A closeted gay guy who wanted to move to NYC to be a fashion designer.

3. If you could go back and tell your 16 year old self one thing, what would it be? Stay strong, because there's more to come.

4. If you could erase one moment from your school days, what would it be?
That's a good one. I think if I erased anything, it would change everything, y'know the whole Butterfly Effect without Ashton. So no, I wouldn't erase a moment.

5. Who did you not date (or more) that you wish you did?
I had a few crushes, but there was one guy I would have dated if I could. However, he was straight and he was a friend. But I got over him once I got to college.

Bonus (as in optional): If you went to prom, describe your outfit.
Every boy was wearing the Michael Jordan tux, but I wore a white jacket with black satin lapels. And I straightened my hair too. I may post that picture someday.

High School High

This is scary to hear. From ABC News, In a 2005 study conducted by Harris Polling, "From Teasing to Torment," teachers reported that middle school students were 30 percent more likely to be teased about their sexual orientation than high school students. And that number is kind of growing.

Also growing is the LGBT student groups in middle and high schools, however they don't have a lot of support or encouragement due to the lack of knowledge or just good old fashion ignorance. But whatever the case maybe, they have to help our LGBT youth. For some of us, high school was a scarring experience, at least now they have a fighting chance. I really hope the PTAs, faculty, and city officials understand that.